Greetings, all. If you are reading this, then you haven't given up on my meandering musings. If you aren't reading this, well, it ...

Got to love Mark Shea.  Jolly dinner companion, able and artistic speaker, prodigious defender of Catholic things, great and small, and now,...

This is a show I love because anyone who can turn a pile of cloth into clothes just amazes me.  Sorry, I guess I am easily amused.  The rea...

Here I am stuck between a rock and a hard place, so I am going to float an observation past you all.  See what you think. I have a lovely co...

I took personal interest in this matter as I drove past St. Joseph's University on a regular basis during my illustrious term at St. Ch...

So, last week I lost 4.5 lbs.  This week, I'll be surprised if I lose anything.  It's been a stressful week, being Lent and all.  Al...

In for a penny, in for a pound as the old saying goes.  I knew that once I commented on the Obama/Notre Dame flap, I knew I would find a tho...

As the tide of voices rises in opposition to the full fledged ridiculous actions of Notre Dame University, I am pleased to note my own Archb...

Just when you thought there wasn't another thing I could on my weight loss journey, I have crossed a new personal bridge.  I started tak...

Good morning, all.  Yes, I am back from a moment of quasi-exile.  It's more inattention and loss of focus than out and out leaving the p...

To the people of Detroit, congratulations. To the people of Oakland, commiserations (that is, until the replacement is named.) Now, you are...

I was chatting with a couple of friends over lunch about the uselessness of Dan Brown's writing and general sense of history. Personall...

Greetings, all. A Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and a joyous whatever-other-holiday I might overlook. Welcome also the new followers of...

I know that this is not our president-elect's fault that these are coming out. It is the fault of our culture who can't tell secula...

Talk about missing your moment. When you wait 17 years between albums, people might have moved on to other stuff. What I love is that in ...

Please pray for this Eastern Rite priest and his family. This is a sad situation and will be most difficult. As the season of Advent, let...

I have been gratified by Fr. Longenecker's writing over the last several months and this thoughtful piece has much to commend it. The ...

Okay, here's your task after reading this column . Figure out three practical things you could do in your parish to replicate this effe...

In seminary, we used to say, "If you have to explain why you own something to a parishioner, you probably shouldn't own it." ...

I wanted to disagree with the good abbot about his comments found here but upon examination I think he is on to something. Essentially, if...